A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c19.s3.12
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c19.s3.12
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‘Small butterflies and insects flitting from flower to flower are carved upon the panels. Upon the top of the cenotaph a *qalam-dān* or pen-box is sculptured, signifying that the tomb is a man’s, in distinction from a woman’s, which is generally provided with the *takhtī* or slate.’ ²